2001 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

THE 3-POINT SAFETY BELT CUTS INTO MY SHOULDER AND CAUSES SEVERE PAIN EVEN WHEN THE VEHICKLE IS NOT MOVING. THE SAFETY BELT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO CORRECT TIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT NOTICED A THE TIME VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED DUE TO TEH SHORT DURATION OF THE TEST DRIVE, AND THE HEAVY COAT THAT WAS WORN AT THE TIME. IF THE SAFETY BELT CAUSES PAIN AND DISCOMFORNT AFTER SHOR DURATIONS OF WEAR, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT WOULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURIES DUE TO THE DESIGN IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THAT THE SEAT BELT IS OPERATING AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO AND THAT IT IS MY FAULT THAT I AM TALLER THAN THEIR DESIGN CRITERIA. THE DEALER DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY HEIGHT RESTRICTION ACCOSIATED WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICKLE WHEN IT WA SPURCHASED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECT. THE ONLY WAY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICKLE MORE THAN 10 MILES WITHOUT BEING SUBJECTED TO PAIN AND SUFFERING IS TO DRIVE WITHOUT BEING BUCKLED UP. SO DO I BUCKLE UP AND CONTINUE TO INDURE THE PAIN, OR DO I BREAK THE LAW AND NOT BUCKLE UP. NOT WEARING THE SEAT BELT PUTS ME AT THE SAME OR GREATER RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS IS BREAKING THE LAW.*AK

POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING ONTO RACK AND PINION STEERING, RENDERING VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

NUT (S) AND COTTER KEY(S) MISSING ON RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND RIGHT SWAY BAR ENDS.. VEHICLE MFR. IN INDIANA PLANT.....VERY DANGEROUS...CAUTION ALL OWNERS OF ANY TRUCK MANUFACTURER IN THIS PLANT THE LAST WEEKS OF MAY 2001. MISSING NUTS WILL CAUSE COPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATLEY 55 MPH ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POPPING NOISE RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP WHILE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, NOT TO LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP WAS EXAMINING VEHICLE, AND HAS YET TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

CONSUMER HAD BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW. COULD BE DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION WOULD BE JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.*AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPAIRED. *YH

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT THE SAFETY BELY SYSTEM WAS CAUSING PAIN IN MY SHOULDER. THIS IS A RESULT OF A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE PASSANGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTS THE SHOULDER BELT PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT FROM BEING ADJUSTED SO THAT THE DRIVER AND/ORPASSANGER CAN PROPERLY BUKLE THE SEAT BELT. THIS DESIGN PRESENT SERIOUS AND POTENTIALY LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPENTS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE DESIGN ALSO MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO COMPLY WITH STATE SEAT BELT LAWS WHICH REQUIRE THE DRIVER AND PASSANGERS TO BE PROPERLY BUCKLED UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS DESIGN ALSO SUBJECTS PASSENGER WHO ARE ABOVE AVERAGE IN HEIGHT TO PAIFUL DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON THEIR SHOULDER AND COLAR BONE WHILE WEARING THE SAFETY BELT. THE SAFETY BELT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED AN ANY WAY OR FORM. THE VEHICKLE HAS BEEN TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FORWARDED TO THE MANUFATURER. THE REPORT BACK WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT SYSTEMS IS WORKING ACORDING TO THEIR DESIGN AND THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM IS IS MINE BECAUSE I AM ABOVE AVEGARE IN HEIGHT AND DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA THEY DESIGNED FOR. THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL MAKE NO EFFORT TO CORRECT THE SAFETY PROBLEM, WHICH THEY ADMITTED EXISTED, UNLESS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ITEM. IF THE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED SO THAT THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSANGER CAN PROPERLY AND SAFLY BUCKLE UP, HOW CAN THIS DESIGN MEET FEDERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. IS IT NOT THE REPONCIBILITY OF

DOME OVERIDE BUTTON CAUSES AUTOMATIC LIGHTS TO GO OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AT NIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING FUEL INJECTORSLINE BROKE, CAUSING DIESEL FUEL TO SPRAY OUT ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVER BEHIND CONSUMER TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER REPLACED INJECTOR LINE. *AK

THIS TRK DRIFTS LEFT WITHIN ABOUT 40 FT YOUR OFF THE ROAD I TOOK IT IN THEY SET THE FRONT END 3 OR 4 TIMES THE LAST TIME THEY WENT PAST MANUF.SPECTS TO COMPENSATE AND SET TOE IN OUT TRK STILL DRIFTS AT ABOUT 60 TO100 FT AND NOW TIRES ARE WAREING ON THE INSIDE THIS TRK SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS AND I FIND THERE ARE OTHERS AFTER TALKING TO A ALINEMENT SHOP THE DEALERS TAKING THEM THERE BEFOR SOMEONE BUYS IT SO THEY MAY NOT NOTICE THERES A PROBLEM. *AK

REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY BUBBLED ON TOP WHEN INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. WHER ECONSUMER WAS BACKING UP AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, AND ANOTHER CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BUMPER MET OR EXCEEDED STANDARDS. CONSUMER FELT THAT DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE SEVERE IN EVENT OF A HIGH SPEED IMPACT, AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BUMPER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS/PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK

I HAVE TAKEN THIS TRUCK TO 2 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THEY TELL ME THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 1999, NOT JUST ON TRUCKS. ONE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T USE A GMCOIL FILTER.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL SPONGY AT TIMES SCINCE NEW. DEALER STATES PADS NEED TO BRAKE IN. WITH SPONGY PEDAL THERE IS ALMOST NO BRAKING ABILITY. *AK

THE TIRE SIZE IS LT245/75R16. THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM TO FIT IT ALL IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRE, I FOUND THAT A LUG IN THE TREAD WAS TORN FROM THE TIRE WITH A ONE INCH TEAR. IT WAS NOT A STRAIGHT LINE, AND IT FOLLOWED THE CONTOUR OF THE SIDE OF THE LUG. THIS TOLD ME THAT NOTHING PUNCTURED THE TIRE. I HAVEN'T CONTACTED FIRESTONE YET. I HAVE THE TIRE AND DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT UP. I HAVE BEEN DISPLEASED WITH HAVING THESE TIRES ON MY TRUCK, BUT THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM. NOW I'VE HAD A FAILURE AND I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THESE TIRES, AND I WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WITH PROBLEMS, WITH THE HOPE THAT I CAN GET ALL FIVE OF MY TIRES REPLACED. I ALSO AM HOPING THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE THAT WILL KEEP PEOPLE FROM GETTING HURT BY THESE TIRES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. DAVID C. BRAY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11BAD160 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

THE ENGINE KNOCKS AT STARTUP WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. I CONTACTED GM AND I HAVE GONE TO A LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM (NOT LAWSON CHEVROLET WHICH WAS THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM). NEITHER GENERAL MOTORS OR THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE OF ANY HELP. BASICALLY I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE KNOCKING AT STARTUP IS NORMAL.

SEATBELT SYSEM IS NOT DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE OVER 6.6" TALL. IN AN ACCIDENT, IT COULD CAUSE INJURY TO CONSUMER'S BACK.*AK THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE IF ADAPTER DEVICE OR OTHER SEAT OPTIONS WAS AVAILABLE FOR TALL PERSONS, BUT THE ANSWER WAS NONE TO BOTH. THEN, THE CONSUMER ASKED IF THE MANUFACTURE WOULD BUY BACK THE VEHICLE THE ANSWER WAS THEY WOULD NOT. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSUMER'S HEIGHT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *YH

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY TRUCK WILL OFTEN ACTIVATE WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS, MINOR POT-HOLES, OR SLIPPERY SURFACES (AS ONE MIGHT EXPECT). HOWEVER, WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATES, IT FEELS LIKE I LOSE 50% OR MORE OF MY BRAKING CAPABILITY. I'VE COME CLOSE TO HITTING OBJECTS (NO PEOPLE, THANK GOODNESS), WHEN MY BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY'VE CUT OUT AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE ABS KICKS IN, I HAVE LEARNED THAT MY STOPPING DISTANCE IS SUDDENLY GOING TO BE 2-3 TIMES LONGER! ONCE ACTIVATED, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO RETURN TO NORMAL BRAKING UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, OR UNTIL I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL! I'M SURE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE SOMEONE'S DEATH! *AK

3 TIMES IN SAME APPLIED BRAKES HARD TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL SOFT, TRUCK DID NOT STOP VERY FAST. ON THE 3RD TIME, I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE. HAVE TO PUSH EXTREMELY HARD ON PEDAL, BUT TRUCK STILL DOES NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH. ROADS WERE DRY. I FEEL THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH IN AN EMERGENCY STOP.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN DRIVESHAFT MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER FEARS THAT DRIVESHAFT MAY FALL FROM VEHICLE. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND MAKING TURNS THERE IS A METALLIC CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE, DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE GAVE WAY ON FLAT GROUND, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OVER DRIVER'S LEGS. *AK EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND SOMETIMES POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ORIGINAL TIRES, P26575R16-114M&S CONSUMER NOTICED ON ALL 4 TIRES LITTLE RIPPLES, AND CONSUMER FELT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A SIGN OF TREAD SEPARATION. *AK NOONE WOULD HELP CONSUMER REPLACE TIRES, DOT# W273WMB, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *SLC

CONTACTED DEALER;SAID TSB WILL BE ISSUED;I AM MAKING NHTSA AWARE OF PROBLEM TO KEEP CONSUMERS INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS REMEADIES OR REPAIRS CONSERNING THIS ENGINE NOISE. *AK

AFTER DRIVING IN SNOW AND PARKING VEHICLE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. *AK DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF DUE TO LUGS: NUTS BEING LOOSE ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY.*AK

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. MY NAME IS CONRAD DUVAL AND AM EMPLOYED AT AUBURN METAL FABRICATION AS A SHOP SUPERVISOR .THE COMPANY RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE WHICH I USE TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK .WELL TO GET TO THE MATTER AT HAND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON SO WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE .A SMALL MOUSE OR RODENT FOUND A WAY INTO THE FUSE BOX AND NAUYED ALL THE WIRING AND MADE A NEST .I WOULD THINK THIS COMPARTMENT SHOULD BE MADE LESS ACCESSIBLE TO A MOUSE.DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT 2 TO 3 THOUSAND $ SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE.WHATS TO SAY THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER ITS REPAIRED.I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD NOT BE SAFE IF IT WEN'T UNDETECTED.*AK

SET CRUISE @ 67MPH LEVEL GROUND (APPORX 1900RPM) RUN FOR ~10-15 MINS. GO UP SUFFICIENT GRADE FOR CC TO FORCE DOWNSHIFT TO NEXT LOWER GEAR AND INCREASE IN RPM TO 3000+. UPON CRESTING HILL AND GOING DOWN GRADUAL DOWNGRADE THE VEHICLE WILL UPSHIFT BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL RESET ITS SETPOINT TO ~ 4-5 MPH GREATER THAN ORIGINAL. SUBSEQUENT HILLS WILL KEEP REPEATING UNTIL TEST TERMINATED ABOVE 75MPH. REPEATABILOITY IS VARIABLE BASED UPON GRADES OF SUBSEQUENT INCLINES. FIRST RESET TO +4 MPH IS CONSISTENT.